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  • Novel reverse-phase ion pair-high performance liquid chromatography separation of heparin, heparan sulfate and low molecular weight-heparins disaccharides and oligosaccharides.

Novel reverse-phase ion pair-high performance liquid chromatography separation of heparin, heparan sulfate and low molecular weight-heparins disaccharides and oligosaccharides.

Journal of chromatography. A (2013-03-05)
Fabio Galeotti, Nicola Volpi
ABSTRACT

In this study, by using tetrabutylammonium bisulfate as ion-pairing reagent, we were able to separate all the main heparin/heparan sulfate disaccharides generated by the action of heparinases along with the main Hep tetrasaccharide possessing a 3-O-sulfate group on the sulfoglucosamine unit and resistant to enzymatic action. Moreover, this novel HPLC method was able to separate and quantify uncommon disaccharides/oligosaccharides present in low molecular weight-heparins produced by chemical treatment with nitrous acid, dalteparin, or benzylation followed by alkaline hydrolysis, enoxaparin. Additionally, this procedure yields a sensitivity ∼4-times higher compared to conventional strong-anion exchange-HPLC separation. This was obtained by a common UV detector at 232 nm avoiding the use of complex procedures capable of increasing sensitivity by post-column derivatization. Finally, it is worth mentioning that disaccharide/oligosaccharide composition by HPLC and UV detection is a common analytical approach in quality control laboratories to evaluate heparins and low molecular weight-heparins structure and quality during their extraction and production. This simple HPLC approach offers high resolution and sensitivity for the rapid differentiation of pharmaceutical native heparins and derivatives and for the compositional analysis of small amounts of samples derived from biological sources at a glycosaminoglycans level of a few hundred nanogram.

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Tetrabutylammonium cyanide, technical, ≥80%
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Tetrabutylammonium hydrogensulfate, 97%
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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, 53.5-56.5% in H2O
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, ~40% in water, suitable for ion chromatography
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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, 1.0 M in methanol
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Tetrabutylammonium cyanide, 95%
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium perchlorate, for electrochemical analysis, ≥99.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium perchlorate, ≥95.0% (T)
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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, 40 wt. % in H2O
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Tetrabutylammonium phosphate monobasic solution, 1.0 M in H2O
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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution, technical, ~40% in H2O (~1.5 M)
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Tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution, 75 wt. % in H2O
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Tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution, 1.0 M in THF
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium chloride, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur, ≥99.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium bisulfate, puriss., ≥99.0% (T)
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium bromide, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur, ≥99.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium bisulfate solution, ~55% in H2O
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Tetrabutylammonium iodide, ≥99.0% (AT)
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium bisulfate solution, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur, concentrate, ampule
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Tetrabutylammonium bromide, ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium phosphate monobasic, puriss., 99% (T)
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Tetrabutylammonium chloride, ≥97.0% (NT)
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Tetrabutylammonium bromide solution, 50 wt. % in H2O
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Tetrabutylammonium iodide, reagent grade, 98%
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium bisulfate, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur, ≥99.0%
Supelco
Tetrabutylammonium iodide, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur, ≥99.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium azide
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Tetrabutylammonium bromide, ACS reagent, ≥98.0%
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Tetrabutylammonium nitrate, 97%